The reason for the delay is the constitutionally-mandated 72-hours between budget drafting and a vote, known as the cooling ...

Thanks to a series of early special sessions and a long-delayed budget agreement, Floridians have less time than usual to ...

Republican leaders have tried to position recent finger-pointing and tension as a signal of the Legislature as a “co-equal ...

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Florida's legislative session concluded with the approval of a $115 billion budget, featuring significant tax cuts.

The request for a special session asks to regulate high-capacity rifle magazines, conduct universal background checks for gun purchases, expand the state’s Red-Flag Law The Florida Legislature ...

Gov. RON DESANTIS didn’t get what he wanted, which was an average $1,000 property tax rebate, to be delivered in December, ...

On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget ...

Republicans in Tallahassee announced Monday they would start a new special legislative session aimed at changing the sweeping immigration bill in the Florida Legislature passed in both chambers in ...

DeSantis responded Monday, saying he was glad that Florida Republicans agreed to hold a special session despite them saying earlier that such a move was premature. He then listed the problems he ...

The district, which includes parts of Orlando, Apopka, Ocoee and Winter Garden, leans heavily Democratic. A mix of candidates ...